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These Regulations may be cited as the Police Service of Scotland (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 18th May 2013.
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(1) The Police Service of Scotland Regulations 2013 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1)—
(a) in the definition ““qualifying diploma” and “qualifying examination””, for “and “qualifying examination” have” substitute “has”; and
(b) after the definition of “qualifying diploma” insert—“
 “qualifying examination” means qualifying examination A (elementary), qualifying examination A (advanced), qualifying examination B or qualifying examination C as defined in regulation 2(1) of those Regulations;”.
(3) For regulation 7(4) substitute—“
(4) Paragraph (3) is without prejudice to—
(a) any provision whereby a term of appointment comes to an end on—
(i) promotion;
(ii) dismissal; or
(iii) the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings; and
(b) regulation 10.”
(4) In regulation 24(1)(a) for “the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994” substitute “section 30A of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992”.
(5) In regulation 32(2)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a)—
(i) for “a colony, protectorate or protected state within the meaning of the British Nationality Act 1948, a dependent” substitute “a British overseas”; and
(ii) for “colony, protectorate or protected state or dependent” substitute “British overseas”; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) after “Development” insert “and Co-operation”.
(6) In Schedule 3, paragraph 20, in the Table in column 2 in the last entry omit “, (7) and (8)”.
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(1) The Police Service of Scotland (Police Cadets) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows.
(2) In the Schedule, in paragraph 1 of Part 3, after “Appointment)” insert “(Scotland)”.
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(1) The Police Service of Scotland (Special Constables) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 7(2)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (g) after “Service (if any);” insert “and”; and
(b) omit sub-paragraph (h).
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(1) The Police Service of Scotland (Conduct) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 2, in paragraph 10, for sub-paragraph (15)(b)(ii) substitute—“
(ii) omit the words “or, as the case may be, of the division concerned,”, in both places.”.
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(1) The Police Service of Scotland (Performance) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 22(1)(d) for “constable” substitute “appellant or the chairing constable”.
(3) In the Schedule—
(a) in paragraph 5(c), after “taken” insert “was assigned”; and
(b) in paragraph 10(5)(b), for “(b)(ii)” substitute “(a)(iii)”.
KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
18th April 2013